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The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-07-07
BY JENNIE LEE BURKJTL

two heads.
Rolling Fork enjoyed a celebra-
ton last week.
lee cream suppsrs are the attrae-
ton at Byhalia.
The "kirmess" was repeated at
Natchez last week.
Picnics and balls are what Kos
ciusSo people enjoy.
The Water Valley camp meet
ing begins August 3lst.
Friars Point is on business
boom reports the Gazette.
The Baptist State Convention
meets at Oxford July 2lst.
The Natchez Banner editor has
been enjoying fine peaches.
Too much rain is the cry now in
different portions of the State.
Natchez is quiet and orderly on
Sunday, says the Democrat.
Mrs. H. B. Tbeobold has given
TO the Girls school of Grenada
$1,000
Capt. F. L. Sykes Of Aberdeen
has been appointed Post Office In
spector.
The Sea-shore camp meeting
commences the 18th and continues
two weeks.
Gen. walthall speaks at Clarks-
dale this week.
will Deupree, of Oktibbeha
county was drowned while bathing
in creek last week.
Mrs. Anna Short has resigned
the position as Matron Of the I. I.
4 G. Mrs. H. B. Kells Of Pass
Christian succeeds her.
President R. W. Jones Of the /. j.
& c., Columbus. has been elected
to professorship in the Emory
and Henry College, Va.
Miss Maggie Kuykendall Of Har-
rison left her home last week to
attend the commencement exer-
cises at Oxford, was taken violent
ly and III carried home corpse.
An insane negro named Sam, who
was employed on the premises Of
Mrs. ]. G., Macarthur, near Meridi-
an, ran away last Wednesday night
and hasn't been found since. He
is thought to be hiding somewhere
in the nelghboring woods.-Ex.
A young man asked the lady of
his affections the other evening
how she liked the look of his new
style Of standing collar. After
critically surveying him and the
collar, she replied VERY nice,
indeed. 1t looks like a whitewash-
ed fence around a lunstic asylum"
A Corinth special Of June 22nd to
the n. o. Picayune, states that after
hard wind and rain storm. great
numbers Of fish we're found on the
streets, from one to nine inches
long, embracing varities of perch,
cat and pike. Some Of the citizens
began to pick up the largest and
good strings were secured. Where
they came from is the mystery.
A colored girl at one of the
churches near Greenville, got to
shouting 50 violently a few nights
ago. that she struck against bench,
broke her ribs and otherwise so
seriously injured herself that death
resulted. Many Of the negroes re-
gard the incident as 3 miracle, and
think that the girl was an especial
iayorite Of ProvIdence.-Clarion.
Mrs. Nancy Culpepper cslebra-
ted l03rd birthday at her home
about miles east of here on the
10th inst. She WAS born in Nash
county, n. c., and was one Of the
first settlers Of this, Oktibbeha
county. Her general health il
good. and she is now cutting hei
third set OF teeth. She does mol
wear specs, but can thread q cam
brio needle with perfect ease
Ct.r1r-flla GfffraF
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-07-07
JustioeCourt.
0kolOna Beat.

Justice Peel holds court on first and third
Saturdays in each month Al Egypt.
Justice Trice holds court ON the lst and
third Eundays in each month, AZ the Okolo-
ma IN the Court House.
Mayor Bodenhmner. ON the End and 18th
Mondays In each month At OkOlona.
Beat No. &.
Justice Baskins holds his court at Buena
Vista on the lst saturday and at McCondy
ON the 5rd saturday Of each month.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-07-07

A special from Greeuviile, Miss.,
declares the report Of Asiatic
cholera at that place a false alarm
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-07-07

The Daaphliu Island r. R. Co.,
are having trouble about the right
Of way on Broad ST., Mobile, The
street is filed With residences and
the people say they will have no
r. r. on it. d fFE FfHF
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-07-07
TIE decrease ofthe public debt
forthe month 81 July is SIS So
Boo.

Mayor Cooper OF Atlanta Ga,
declared the Salvation Army a
disgrace to the city and refused 70
allow them 20 parade on The Alb
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-07-07

city Council Meeting.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-07-07

A young man asked the lady of
his affections the other evening
how she liked the look of his new
style Of standing collar After
critically surveying him and the
collar, she replied Very nice,
indeed. It looks like a whitewash-
ed fence around a lunatic asylum"
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-07-07

Mrs. Nancy Culpepper cslebra-
ted l03rd birthday at her home
about miles east of here on the
10th inst. She WAS born in Nash
county, n. c., and was one Of the
first settlers Of this, Okiibbeha
county. Her general health il
good. and she is now cutting her
third set OF teeth. She does mol
wear specs, but can thread a cam
brio needle with perfect ease
Starkville Citizen.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-07-07

A Corinth special Of June 22nd to
the n. o. Picayune, states that after
a hard wind and rain storm, great
numbers Of fish we're found on the
streets, from one to nine inches
long, embracing varities Of perch,
cat and pike. Some Of the citizens
began to pick mp the largest and
good strings were secured. Where
they came from is the mystery.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-07-07

A colored girl At one OF the
churches near Greenville, got &c
shouting 50 violently a few nights
ago. that she struck against a bench
broke her ribs and otherwise 50
seriously injured herself that death
resulted. Many of the negroes re
gard the incident as 3 miracle, anc
think that the girl was an especia
iavorite Of ProvIdence.-Clarion
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-09-29

WHAT WE PAY FOR VICES.

From the annual report of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau, it seems
that the consumption of beer and
tobacco in every form except snuff is
largely increasing. This last is es-
pecially true OF the worst form of
tobacco smoking, viz, cigarretts. The
number of gallons of whisky used
was 70,763,010, 1.19 gallons per cap
tia, decrease from 1888 or 1884,
when it was respective 1.41 and 142
gallons per head. The consumption
OF beer reached the enormous total
of 642, 100000 gallons, which gives
1888 gallons to every inhabitant of
the country against I gallons in
1883. Considering a large part
OF the population used no beer at all,
this makes an enormous consump-
ton tor those who do. This increase
IN the beer accounts somewhat for
the decrease IN spirits, and then,
doubtless the prohibition movement,
especially in the south, has something
to do with it. The amount of smok-
ing and chewing tobacco used has
increased 11,0l0,574 pounds in the
present year, making in 191 ,023, 663
pounds, which is considerably in ex-
cess OF the consumption of any pre-
vlous year, and which about double
what it used to be before 1870. There
were 59.2 cigars smoked last year for
every inhabitant, nearly six times as
many as were used twenty years ago.
But greatest of all is the increase in
cigarette smoking, amounting to
nearly 2,500,000,000 last year alone,
and of which there is no official re-
cord before 1886. 1t remains to add
that, supposing cigars average only
five cents each, and cigarettes TWEEN
ty cents package, tobacco dollar
a pound in retail forms, beer FIVE
cents glass, and spirits FIVE cents
for a half gill, prices which are GER
tainly not as high as those paid by
most consumers, the cost of these ar
ticles to the people of this country is
oyer sl,16O,QOO,OOO or s1O.S2 for
every inhabitant. From this it APP
pears that our country men will soon
be able to outsmoke if not outdrink
any people on the earth.-Demorest's
Monthly.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-09-29
CHINESE BURIAL.

A Chinese sailor died at Spithead,
Eng, lately, and was buried at the
Portsmouth cemetery, the funeral
being attended by party Of sailors
from the Chinese squadron. After
the coffin had been lowered into the
grave the escort was called to atten-
ton, whereupon four sailors, who oc-
cupied a position at the foot OF the
grave, produced in succession tin
pail, parcel of matches, number
of fagots, and various pieces of brown
paper. A fire having been kindled,
out of the pail were brought forth
several plates, which were disposed
round the fire, a lump Of pork, vari-
GUS pieces of meat, a few eggs and a
quantity Of salt and sand. These
having been divided into fves, were
cooked and placed on the plates, and
on the consummation of the sacrifice
they were all gathered together and
returned to the pail. A sailor now
partly filled in the grave, after which
the captain OF the ship and couple
OF subordinate officers came forward
and Frustrated themselves three
times, uttering prayer at each genu-
hexion. This completed the cere-
mony, and the procession returned
to the ship.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-09-29

Our debt to past generations is be-
You'd all calculation. Men stood on
the shoulders of their ancestors,
prohting by all their laborers, their
anxietieS, their successes, their mis-
takes, their failures. Though our
gain from these experiences of theirs
may neYer have been thought of by
them, we can still see that some of
our richest inheritances are the di-
rect results of conscious efforts on
our behalf. From time to time there
have been men broadly thoughtful
enough to plant trees, to build cities,
to found institutions, to collect IL
braries, to establish means of educa-
ton, to form governments with a d.
rect view not only to the present
needs Of those around them, but also
to the future advantage Of coming
generation. The debt we have thus
incurred can never be paid to the
donors, but it can and should be re-
garded as a trust-fund which we hold
not only for our own good, but for
those who are to succeed us. This
is Natures method of improving the
world, and, SO lar as we cooperate
with her intelligently and heartily,
we fulfil our part in the great arena
of life.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-09-29

Every man needs a gentle, tender
wife. Without female society men
would degenerate into brutse. This
observation applies with tenfold force
to young men and those who are in
the prime of manhood. For, after a
certain time Of life, the literary man
may make shit Ia poor one va
grant to do without the society Of
ladies. To young man nothing is
so important as a spirit of devotion,
next to his Creator, to some amiable
woman whose image may occupy his
heart and serve to guard it from pol
luton, which besets it on all sides.
\ man ought to choose his wife as
Mrs. Primrose did her wedding gown,
for qualities that wear we'll. One
thing at least is true, that if matri-
mony has its cares, celibacy has no
pleasures. A Newton or mere
scholar may find employment in
study man Of literary taste can re-
ceive in books a powerful auxiliary
but a man must have bosom friend
and children round him to cherish
and support the dreariness Of old age,
which comes upon him, at last, all
too soon.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-09-29
PREFERENTIAL RATS.
Danbury News.


In the rear of a certain house some
miles out Of town there is a small
out-building used as wash-house
and summer kitchen. One day an
Old rat was seen to come out from
under it, which, from his peculiar
appearance, attracted attention. His
ears were ragged and partly gone.
his tail was skinned and sore. and he
appeared generally used up. He
moved slowly and carefully, and af-
ter watching him awhile, it was seen
that he was blind. Another smaller
rat came out soon, and busted him
self about the old one, bringing him
bits Of food and keeping near him
constantly. A dog barked across the
street, and instantly there was a
commotion. The younger one Jump
ed towards his blind companion, and
another rat coming to his assistance,
the two seized the old rat by the ears,
one on each side, and dragged him
quickly under the shed, out of dan
ger. He was evidently an old patri-
arch Of the family, and his well-earn-
ed appendages were evidences Of the
frequent anxiety OF his friends for
his safety. The above is true as
well as a curious story.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-09-29
q be sflarietta ssuurnal.
MARIETTA, GA,
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. 2s. 1887
FPATRONIzE YOUR NEIGHBoR.


The growth of a neighborhood, vii
lage or town is simply the aggregated
improvement of it's individual mem
bers. If every citizen would give
the preference to the people of his
town in his outlay, quite an addition
might be made to the number of sue
cesstul men in each neighborhood.
Patronize your town blacksmith. car
rage maker, mechanic, storekeeper
and printer. Help each other along,
cultivate pride in the progress and
thrifty appearance OF your town !;
east out that hate, that selfish ieal-
ousy in neighbours prosperity.
There is sufficient competition in
every calling to keep prices as low as
can be afforded, and in nothing can
people exercise more benign in
huence, than in the encouragement
OF brotherhood trade and patronage.
1t is the mutual interest of all to
have the largest possible number of
busy, prosperous men in each com
munity. A successful man soon
shows his success in his surroundings
he paints his house, erects new fen
ces, sets out shade trees, prepares a
flower garden for his wife, improves
his land and culture, every item of
which change necessitates an outlay
of money and labor. These improve
ments not only benefit the fortunate
protector, but add to the character
and appearance of the whole town,
attract the attention an admiration
OF every stranger who enters the
place, induces new families to move
into the town, and, best of all stimu-
lates the neighborhood to a rivalry
in the same line of improving their
surroundings. Let every person de-
termine to patronize his neighbors,
and watch the good effect on the
whole community.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-09-29
THE NLMBER THREE

Three things that never become
rusty: the money Of the benevolent.
the shoes Of the butchers horse, and
woman's tongue. Three things not
easily done: to allay thirst with fire,
to dry wet with water, and to please
all in everything that is done. Three
things that are as good as the best:
brown bread in famine, well water
In thirst, and a gray coat in cold.
Three things as good as their better
dirty water to extinguish the fire, an
ugly wife to a blind man, and a
wooden sword to coward. Three
warnings from the grave "Thou
knowest what was, thou seest what
| am, remember what thou art to be-"
Three things that ought never co be
from home: the cat, the chimney,
and the housewife. Three essentials
to false story-teller; a good memo
ry, bold face, and fools for an audi
enee. Three things that are seen in
a peacock the garb OF an angel, the
walk of a thief, and the voice of the
devil. Three things it is unwise to
boast of; the flavor OF thy ale, the
beauty of thy wife, and the contents
Of thy purse.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-09-29

Not long ago Q wealthy citizen OF
Boston departed this life, leaving sew
eral children, but no widow, his wife
having died years before. His estate
was large, amounting to more than
half million dollars. BY his will
he lett three quarters of this proper
ty to his three children, in trust, and
the remaining one-quarter he be-
queathed to an acquaintance, who
now lives in New York. There had
been no particular intimacy between
the two men, and almost everybody
who knew them was exceedingly sur
prised that the bequest should have
been made. 1t is hardly necessary
to say that all kinds of explanations
were advanced by the world. The
true solution Of the mystery is this i:
The Boston man had offered himself
to a beautiful girl who refused hlm
and subsequently married his less
prosperous rival. In course of time the
rejected sutton also married, as men
do, and dying, he took this delicate
means of adding to the happiness of
his old love, who was sorely in need
of the money. Everybody viii adj
mire both the generosity of the gift
and the tact which led the testator
to make it to the husband instead of
to the wife.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-09-29

The true art of being agreeable is
to appear well pleased with all com
pany, and rather to seem we'll enter
tanned with them than to bring enter
tainment to them. A man thus dis
posed, perhaps may not have much
learning, nor any wit; but if he has
cemmon sense, and something friend
ly in his behavior, it conciliates mems
minds more than the brightest parts
without his disposition, and when
man of such a turn comes to old age,
he is almost sure TO be treated with
respect 1t is true, indeed, that we
should not dissemble and fatter in
company; but a man may be very
agreeable, strictly consistent with
truth and sincerity, by prudent ST.
lenoe where he cannot concur, and
pleasing assent where he can.
Now and then you meet with per-
son so exactly formed to please, that
he will gain upon every one that
hears or beholds him this disposition
is not merely the gift of nature, but
frequently the effect of much knowl-
edge of the world, and a command
over the passions.
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TO BUSINESS MEN.

1t will pay every business firm in
Marietta to read and study the fol
lowing from John Wannamaker, the
great Philadelphia merchant:
II never in my life used such a
thing as poster, or dodger, or hand
bill. My plan for fifteen years has
been to buy so much space in a news
paper and fill it up with what | want
ed. | would not give an advertise
ment in a newspaper of 400 circula-
ton for 5000 dodgers or posters. II |
wanted to sell cheap jewelry or run a
lottery scheme 1 might use posters,
but would not insult decent read
ing public with handbills. The class
OF people who reads such things are
poor material to look to for support in
mercantile affairs. | deal directly
with the publisher | say to him
GLOW long will you let me run a col
umn of matter through your paper for
500, or $500, as the case may be. |
let him do the figuring, and if l think
he is not trying to take more than
his share | give him the copy. | lay
aside the profit on particular line
of goods tor advertising purposes.
The first year ] laid aside $4,000;
last year | laid aside and spent s40,-
900. | have done better this year,
and shall increase that sum as the
profits warrant it. | owe my success
to the newspapers, and to them |
shall freely give certain profit of
my yearly business.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-09-29

Colonel F. D. Curtis, N. Y, tells
the Elmira Husbandman he has
known an acre of liveforever to be
exterminated by one seasons efforts
of hogs and they are equally effec-
tive against other persistent plants
that cumber the ground:
"The best way is to fence off all
spots infested with noxious weeds
hard to kill, and turn in hogs. She'll
ed corn should be scattered about
to induce them to root, and they
should not be fed so much but chat
they will have keen appetites. The
little PIGGY breeds are good for
nothing as reformed. Mr.. Hoffman
has breed that is genuine. They
take naturally to natures food and
thrive on grass and roots, Wild
morning glory can be eradicated IN
the same way, and have no doubt
luack also. 1t has very sweet
root and if the hogs are pinched
little on the start, until they got a
taste, they would also destroy the
quack. If the ground be too hard,
it should be ploughed, and corn scat
tered about. Hogs will also eat the
roots Of Canada thistles, as they are
quite sugary. The good things hogs
will do, when they nave a chance,
have never all been told. They are
really a very important part of the
farm and its outfit. | make my
Durko-Jerseys useful in Kidding the
the farm of weeds and in enriching
the fields in turn. They also aid in
making up the balance sheet"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-09-29


The truest end of life is to know
the life that never ends.
1t is easy to find reasons why 9TH
er folks should be patient.
Don't carry the whole world on
your shoulders, far less the universe.
Trust the Eternal.
Put this restriction on your pleas
uresl Be cautious that they injure
no being which has life.
Promises made in the time of affiic-
ton require better memory than
people commonly possess.
Idleness is the hotbed of tempta-
ton, the cradle of disease, the vast
er Of time, the cankerworm of felici-
ity.
Were we resolutely determined to
avoid vices, the world would foist
them on us, as thieves put off their
plumber on the guiltless.
81 can easier, says a philosopher,
'teach twenty what were good to be
done than be one OF the twenty to
follow my own teaching"
If doing what ought to be done be
made the first business, and success
secondary consideration, is not this
the way to exalt virtue?
No one in anger is fit to estimate
an offense or redress wrong, and he
who attempts it is sure to have cause
for regret, if not for bitter repent
ance,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-09-29

1t now transpires that the small
bore guns adopted for European
armies are designed to wound, and
not kill. Several men are needed
to care for a wounded man, but a
dead can be relied upon to wait until
after the battle to be attended to,
Small bore guns, therefore, weaken
the enemy more than guns of more
murderous calibre.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-09-29
Mothers smiles are the Sunlight Of Home.

There would be fewer clouds and
brighter sunshine in many house
holds if every dlspirited suffering
woman realized what o boon DR..
Pieree's "Eayorite Prescription" is
for all weaknesses and maladies to
which her sex is liable. No lady
who gives this wonderful remedy a
trial will be disappointed by the re-
suit. 1t not only acts Promptly up
on all functional arrangements, but
by its rare nervine and tonic proper
ties strengthens and.repairs the whole
feminine system. Price reduced to
one dollar. By druggists.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-09-29
COLOR LINE IN OHIO.

The operation of the law of last
winter which repealed the statue au-
thorizing the establishment of separ-
atsschools for colored pupils is pro-
ducing friction in many places. At
Oxford, Ohio, colored pupils nearly
all deserted their own school and APP
piled for admission to the white
school. A public meeting was held,
and the school board was asked to
order the colored pupils to their own
school. The board complied with
the request, and the coloyea people
propose to apply for mandamus.
AT yellow Springs the school board
has ordered the schools closed indef-
nitely, or until the legislature can
meet and take some action. At Rip
ley, Ohio, suit in mandamus has
been entered to compel the school
board to admit colored pupils.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-09-29
DIR. J d. MALONE,
pHylgTCLAN AND sURGKoN

PHYSICIAN AND SURGBON
YNENDERs lis PROFESSIONAL SER
vices to the citizens of Marietta and
surrounding country. Office south side
public square up stairs over the Post Of
fee Residence, at Mr. A. 2. Murphy $,
on Church street, first house north Ct Pres
byterian Church. All calls promptly at
fended.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-09-29

President Cleveland aud wife will
pass through Marietta Monday night
October 18th, and will spend the 18th
and 18th at the Piedmont Fair in At
lanta.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-09-29
pE4CTICING PHYSTCI4N,

PE4CICING PHYSICLAN,
XNTHEN NOT ENGAGED ELSE
w where Nag be found during the day
At his Office, up stairs, in McClatchy Build
my, Southwest corner of Public Square,
and at qight at his residence ea Powder
Springs street, one door above the Metho-
list parsonage, Marietta, GA Telephone
No II.
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DIR. p. r.. CORTELYOU,
FRACTICIEG PHYSICIAN,

VIM
AEARIETTA, GEORGIA. OFFICE
NJ North-slde Public Square, next door
TO J. j. Northca3ts store Consultation
Hours, 81 a N. to l2-S 60 p. m, unless
otherwise engaged Telephone No. To- Can
be called from residence at any hour wht n
rot in town.